most passing yds 1956 to 1967

Between the 1956 and 1967 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing yards, with 33,021 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yds by a player 1956 to 1967
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
33,021
153
2,261
4,097
55.2
8.1
215.8
252
189
82.9
6.2
4.6
2Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
21,896
138
1,541
2,792
55.2
7.8
158.7
174
137
81.1
6.2
4.9
3Bart Starr
B. Starr
20,009
154
1,443
2,530
57.0
7.9
129.9
120
108
80.6
4.7
4.3
4George Blanda
G. Blanda
19,957
148
1,409
2,917
48.3
6.8
134.8
175
199
62.4
6.0
6.8
5Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
19,896
137
1,358
2,908
46.7
6.8
145.2
154
181
61.2
5.3
6.2
6Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
19,237
108
1,266
2,729
46.4
7.0
178.1
101
161
57.9
3.7
5.9
7John Brodie
J. Brodie
18,509
126
1,442
2,671
54.0
6.9
146.9
122
134
70.3
4.6
5.0
8Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
17,729
107
1,322
2,339
56.5
7.6
165.7
139
128
77.8
5.9
5.5
9Billy Wade
B. Wade
17,705
111
1,308
2,393
54.7
7.4
159.5
121
130
72.7
5.1
5.4
10Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
17,667
98
1,228
2,276
54.0
7.8
180.3
142
114
79.3
6.2
5.0
11Milt Plum
M. Plum
17,450
124
1,298
2,398
54.1
7.3
140.7
121
126
72.4
5.0
5.3
12Norm Snead
N. Snead
17,232
89
1,162
2,323
50.0
7.4
193.6
112
131
67.3
4.8
5.6
13Len Dawson
L. Dawson
15,671
112
1,127
2,007
56.2
7.8
139.9
158
100
86.9
7.9
5.0
14Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
15,396
117
1,057
2,062
51.3
7.5
131.6
142
105
77.6
6.9
5.1
15Don Meredith
D. Meredith
14,699
91
999
1,999
50.0
7.4
161.5
114
99
72.7
5.7
5.0
16Ed Brown
E. Brown
14,010
130
854
1,806
47.3
7.8
107.8
90
127
61.1
5.0
7.0
17John Hadl
J. Hadl
13,300
84
873
1,748
49.9
7.6
158.3
106
102
71.3
6.1
5.8
18Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
12,808
135
863
1,729
49.9
7.4
94.9
97
91
71.3
5.6
5.3
19Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
12,751
68
870
1,720
50.6
7.4
187.5
94
96
70.1
5.5
5.6
20Bobby Layne
B. Layne
12,279
80
797
1,605
49.7
7.7
153.5
82
112
63.3
5.1
7.0
21Tom Flores
T. Flores
11,895
98
832
1,704
48.8
7.0
121.4
92
91
67.6
5.4
5.3
22Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
11,447
98
741
1,686
44.0
6.8
116.8
73
103
56.0
4.3
6.1
23Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
10,568
60
742
1,387
53.5
7.6
176.1
82
84
72.9
5.9
6.1
24Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
10,493
60
748
1,466
51.0
7.2
174.9
66
52
74.7
4.5
3.5
25Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
9,835
98
661
1,275
51.8
7.7
100.4
78
94
67.1
6.1
7.4
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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